Hiesville Explained

Hiesville
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Cherbourg
Canton:Carentan-les-Marais
Insee:50246
Postal Code:50480
Mayor:Agnès Bouffard[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:La Baie du Cotentin
Coordinates:49.3725°N -1.2622°W
Elevation Min M:2
Elevation Max M:38
Area Km2:4.03
Demonym:Hiesvillais

Hiesville (in French pronounced as /jɛvil/) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy, north-western France.[2] A small commune, Hiesville covers an area of just 4.03km2. It is bounded by Boutteville to the north, Blosville to the west, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont to the east, and Vierville to the south, and lies several kilometres from the Normandy coast.

The population was 70 as of 2019.[3] It was 148 in 1866.[4]

Etymology

It was known as Hevilla in 1164, de Heevilla in 1180, and Hievilla in 1327. It derives from the Germanic personal name Hedo, and villa (translation: "village").[5]

History

Early residentsMichel le Loup, of Yeville (Hiesville), was knighted in the year 1543.[6] The nobleman and squire, Guillaume Bellot of Hiesville was knighted in 1594. In 1598, Maurice du Praël owned the fiefdom and was the Lord of Hiesville. Eight years later, in 1606, the noblemen of Hiesville included Jacques Richier, Sieur de Colombières, a Calvinist; Jacques Bellot, Sieur de Callouville; and Pierre Lelong, Sieur de Limarcst, also a Calvinist. By 1789, Lord of Hiesville was Joseph-Bon-Pierre Le Vavasseur.
World War IIThere are three memorials related to the invasion of Normandy during World War II in the area as it was where the gliders of the 101st Airborne Division landed.[7] [8] Officers of the 101st Airborne Division set a hospital up at the Chateau de Colombières which was at the north end of Hiesville,[9] near Utah Beach.[10]

Landmarks

Notable buildings include the Église Saint-Côme Saint-Damien and the 17th century Château de Hiesville which was also renovated in the 19th century.

Église Saint-Côme Saint-Damien, the parish church, is an oblong square, and consists of a chancel and a nave. Built in the 13th century and renovated in the 19th century, it is dedicated to the patron saints of Saints Cosmas and Damian. Since 1803, it was an annex of Blosville, but this relationship ended in 1856.[11]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM50246-hiesville Commune de Hiesville (50246)
  3. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep50.pdf Populations légales 2019: 50 Manche
  4. Book: [{{Google books|id=iR8XAAAAYAAJ|page=RA5-PA126|plainurl=yes}} Annuaire du Département de la Manche]. 41. 1869. De l'impr. de J. Elie. fr. 126.
  5. Book: Nègre, Ernest . Toponymie Generale de la France 2 Volumes Etymologie de 35,000 Noms de Lieux. 2. 1996 . Librairie Droz. fr. 2-600-00133-6. 954.
  6. Book: Lebeurier, Pierre-François . État des anoblis en Normandie de 1545 à 1661: avec un supplément de 1398 à 1687. 1866. P. Huet. fr. 150.
  7. Web site: HIESVILLE Manche - 5 km north of Carentan The death of an American General . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101128034455/http://normandie44lamemoire.com/versionanglaise/fichesvillesus/hiesvilleus2.html . 2010-11-28 .
  8. Book: Steven J. . Zaloga . Howard . Gerrard. D-Day 1944: Utah Beach & Us Airborne Landings. Volume 104 of Campaign Series (Osprey Publishing). 2004. 33. 1-84176-365-9.
  9. Book: Bando, Mark . 101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles at Normandy. 2001 . Zenith Imprint. 0-7603-0855-1. 43.
  10. Book: Utah Beach: The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Balkoski, Joseph. 143. Stackpole Books. 2006. 0-8117-3377-7.
  11. Book: Lecanu, Auguste François . Histoire du diocèse de Coutances et Avranches depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours: suivie des̀ Actes des saints. 2. 1878. Impr. de Salettes. fr. 439–440.
  12. Book: Robert. Adolphe . Bourloton. Edgar . Cougny. Gaston . Dictionnaire des parlementaires français: comprenant tous les membres des assemblées françaises et tous les ministres français depuis le 1er mai 1789 jusqu'au 1er mai 1889, avec leurs noms, état civil, états de services, actes politiques, votes parlementaires, etc. 4. 1891. Bourloton. fr. 22.

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